Become A Member

Become a Member

The Pennsylvania School Study Council will once again offer a wide range of benefits for members during the 2012-13 school year. In addition to many of the benefits we have offered in the past, we are also committed to deepening our study council research role by becoming a more active partner with the Penn State College of Education for the formation and implementation of relevant research projects. This partnership will allow for a meaningful research agenda and customized professional development activities that address the needs of our members. We look forward to your participation in another exciting year! 

Networking and Outreach Opportunities:

• Be a part of a network of school districts, intermediate units, and Penn State faculty.
• Recognize exemplary school staff from your district through The PSSC Oustanding Service to Public Education Awards program.
• Recognize exemplary programs in your schools through the Showcase of Exemplary Practices (SEP)
• Receive an invitation to the PSBA-Penn State partnership reception at the annual conference of PASA and PSBA in Hershey, PA.

Research and Professional Development Opportunities:

• Identify educational research priorities for study by Penn State faculty and students.
• Collaborate with Penn State scholars to have funded research conducted in your district or intermediate unit.
• Receive customized worskhops, seminars, lecture and panel discussions designed based on specific concerns of your institution.
• Access consultation services to address current organizational issues and future needs
• Receive promotional announcements and potential reduced rates on Penn State professional development opportunities relevant to school leaders, such as the annual Values & Leadership Conference and the Law and Education Institute.
• Access research products of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Lab at Penn State.

Access to Periodicals:

• Perspectives: PSSC's quarterly newsletter with detailed articles on upcoming events and programs
• The Beacon: PSSC's quarterly refereed journal with articles emphasizing themes related to K-12 teaching, school leadership, and administration.
• Education Law Report: An informative, quarterly legal newsletter designed by the law offices of Andrews and Beard to alert school leaders of recent court decisions and legal issues affecting PA school districts.

Annual Institutional Membership Fee: $500

PSSC also offers professional memberships for Intermediate Units, individuals, educational professionals and students at varying rates. Programs or services not included in the basic membership fee (e.g. conferences and workshops) will typically be offered to members at a reduced rate.

If you are interested in PSSC membership for your school district, intermediate unit, or area vocational-technical school, please contact Sue Tighe.

Our membership application is also available here.

From the PSSC President:

Dear Colleague,

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to become a member of The Pennsylvania School Study Council. As the current sitting president and long standing member of the PSSC, I have received the professional publications over the years and used this information with my school board and leadership team in order to provide them with the most current trends in the field of education coming out of both funded and unfunded educational research programs from around the country.

The PSSC is responsive to the needs of members currently serving in the educational field. The PSSC executive committee meets several times a year to discuss what is happening in the field of education and what professional development or educational research can be provided to PSSC membership to assist them in the issues they are confronting at the local level.

Another aspect aside of the providing education research and professional development, the PSSC yearly asks members to take a moment and nominate individuals in the field of education for the Walter J. DeLacy Award for Excellence in Instruction, Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, and the William E. Caldwell Award for Excellence in Administration and Supervision. The award presentation for these awards is conducted at the PSBA/PASA fall conference and/or the PSU Educational Leadership Alumni Tailgate Bruch at the Nittany Lion Inn.

As you can see, the PSSC is an organization that provides opportunities for professional develop along with the abilities to recognize those in the educational field that are leading the way. Those are the reasons I feel that a membership to the PSSC is well worth it.

Sincerely,

William A. Clark, D.Ed.
PSSC President
Manheim Central School District